EirGrid says Ireland reached a new record in the output of Ireland’s wind farms this past Wednesday. The independent operator of Ireland’s transmission grid has also created a new free SmartGrid iPhone app so people can monitor wind generation on the system and be more energy-conscious. The amount of power generated from wind power at Continue reading →
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Carl Borgquist’s vision started with a whiteboard and a marker in his hands. Five years later, the president of the Bozeman-based Grasslands Renewable Energy still flourishes a marker and sketches on the whiteboard to illustrate his plan for wind power in the Northern Plains. via Planning the ‘smart grid’.
It is a criticism frequently leveled at those promoting wind or solar power as an alternative to fossil fuels: what happens when the wind doesn’t blow or the sun doesn’t shine? Well, now there is a smart answer, at least in Europe — we’ll simply and instantly switch to another source of clean, green power. Continue reading →
